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Dark Forest Video Game

The Tiny Warlock adventure game. Pixel-art isometric arcade roguelike with RPG elements.

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Dark Forest Video Game

Dark Forest Video Game

Dark Forest Video Game

Dark Forest Video Game

Dark Forest Video Game

The Tiny Warlock adventure game. Pixel-art isometric arcade roguelike with RPG elements.

The Tiny Warlock adventure game. Pixel-art isometric arcade roguelike with RPG elements.

The Tiny Warlock adventure game. Pixel-art isometric arcade roguelike with RPG elements.

The Tiny Warlock adventure game. Pixel-art isometric arcade roguelike with RPG elements.

Alexander Vasilyevitch
Alexander Vasilyevitch
Alexander Vasilyevitch
Alexander Vasilyevitch
1 Campaign |
Moscow, Russian Federation
$0 USD 0 backers
0% of $5,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
Evil magic appeared in the Dark Forest. This plague poisoned creatures of the forest. It's the time to remember old prophecy. The hero will come. Magicborn Tiny Warlock will appear to save the Dark Forest. Hello! My name is Alexander and I'm developing the Dark Forest game. This game is pixel-art isometric arcade roguelike platformer with RPG elements. I'm working hard on Dark Forest in my spare time. I wish I could make it all of my time to bring it to the world.

Short Summary

The main feature of the game is that spells aren’t infinite. The Tiny Wizard has no visible level and gains no XP, instead of this the spells have. Crafting the same spell again will raise this spell power. You are collecting spell recipes that describe ingredients and how to gather them right. Used spells can be recharged with power crystals (e.g. on level start).

The storyline is moving forward by giving you quests to complete. There will be NPCs in a game that will appear on a location. Need to say here that all world is procedurally generated, so every level start is not like previous. You will not find NPC second time, instead found another NPC with another quest. The random will have a prediction to control a story canvas, but my idea is to make it various as possible.

E.g of a spellcraft. So you have your first recipe. There is a description - to cook this spell you need to put two snakes and five blue mushrooms into a cauldron with boiling mana.

You need to find an instruction - how to find blue mushrooms and snakes? And here's an NPC comes to help, giving a quest “Bring me a water from ten evil drops, and I’ll tell you how to find mushrooms” and “I’ve dropped my staff into this cave, help me to find it. But beware, there is a lot of snakes in that caves”.

There are no levels in the game but there are locations. So you will need to visit one location several times, searching for a quest boss or trying to collect ingredients. Every time this location will look different and will contain different enemies and ingredients. The quests will teach you what you will need to do to un-reveal all secrets of the location and collect all recipes.

What game will be on the release

  • A free game that will be available in mobile stores at the end of the first development stage:
  • At least five locations of the Dark Forest, each with additional art, enemies, and bosses
  • The storyline that involves you into the game
  • Dozens of enemies with different behaviors
  • Bosses with different tactics
  • A spellbook to hold pages that you will find in the game. A lot of awesome spells to find
  • Secret caves, secret rooms
  • Daily challenges

Roadmap

First development stage:

  1. Playable prototype with random level, monsters, and rooms generation (done)
  2. Pre-alpha with UI, inventory, working spellcraft system, and battle system (work in progress)
  3. NPC’s and a Quest system
  4. Alpha with working game loop and a balance.
  5. List of enemies
  6. List of Bosses
  7. Storyline embedded into the quest system linked to levels and bosses.
  8. Beta release with music, sfx, intro.
  9. Release candidate. Act I is done with additional monsters, spells, art.
  10. Release at Google Play
  11. Release on AppStore

Second development stage:

  1. PC version that will have slightly different speed and challenge, with the corresponding controls and UI
  2. Release on Steam

Third development stage:

  1. Act II. New environment. New storyline, NPCs, monsters, spells, ingredients.

Work In Progress

https://alvsgl.itch.io/dark-forest-pre-alpha(Warning! It's just a playable prototype, no core game loop.)

Update #1 Playable prototype. Looks like fun even without fightback to monsters. The level is generated based on numeral seed.

Update #2 Made a spell system and first battle spell. Now is the time to work on spellcraft UI.

 

Update #3 Working on NPCs

Update #4 Working on UI and Live Ingredients behavior

 

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Tiny Warlock

$50 USD
Your name will be on a special thank you page among awesome tiny warlocks! Ingame ads for a mobile version of the game will be turned off. A Free copy of the Steam version of the game as soon as it will be delivered. Big Starter Pack for the mobile version of the game that will contain Power Crystals and Ingredients and Recipes.
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  • Your name on thank you page
  • Free Steam version of game
  • Big Mobile Starter Pack
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Dark Forest Supporter

$1 USD
Dark Forest appreciates your support. Your name will be placed on thank you game page.
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Dark Forest Friend

$5 USD
No ads in your mobile version of the game. Your name will be on a special thank you page. Starter Pack for the mobile version of the game that will contain Power Crystals and Ingredients and Recipes.
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  • No Ads
  • Your name on thank you page
  • Mobile Starter Pack
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Warlock Apprentice

$10 USD
No ads in your mobile version of the game. A Free copy of the Steam version of the game as soon as it will be delivered. Your name will be on special thank you page. Starter Pack for the mobile version of the game that will contain Power Crystals and Ingredients and Recipes.
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  • No Ads
  • Your name on thank you page
  • Free Steam version of game
  • Mobile Starter Pack
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The Warlock of The Dark Forest

$500 USD
As a Warlock, you will be able to suggest an enemy designed by you. You can decide what it is, how it looks an how it will interact with you. I will design it and discuss it with you. Your name will be on an Amazing Tiny Warlocks list on a special thank you page. Two free copies of the Steam version of the game as soon as it will be delivered.
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  • No Ads
  • Your name on thank you page
  • An enemy made by you
  • Free Steam version of game (2)
  • NPC based on you or your idea
  • Big Mobile Starter Pack
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The Master of The Dark Forest

$1,000 USD
As unbelievable Master of The Dark Forest, you will be able to suggest an unbelievable spell. The spell will be crafted and discussed with you. Also, you can suggest a feature that you think will make a Dark Forest even darker and much more forest. Also, you can suggest a monster. And your name will be on the list of Unbelievable Warlocks.
Included Items
  • No Ads
  • Your name on thank you page
  • An enemy made by you
  • Suggest a feature
  • A spell made by you
  • Free Steam version of game (2)
  • NPC based on you or your idea
  • Big Mobile Starter Pack
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The God of The Dark Forest

$10,000 USD
You have all the perks. Want to change one developer's life and force him to make several awesome games? Then it is a choice of yours! Also, you must know that you are the amazing person!
Included Items
  • No Ads
  • Your name on thank you page
  • An enemy made by you
  • Suggest a feature
  • A spell made by you
  • Free Steam version of game (3)
  • NPC based on you or your idea
  • Big Mobile Starter Pack
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